I feel you...no new cichla for me in a LOOOONG time, I'm going through withdrawals. I might pick up a few more Azuls to load up the big tank and be done until the new one rolls through.
Thanks for the kind words everybody! He's about 14-15" now and eating like its going out of style. I'm so glad I got the opportunity to keep this batch of orinos...they turned into such nice fish. I've gotta dig through my photos and pull up some from a year ago. Its amazing how far they've come.
Here's a shot of my guys before they got their spots. This was taken a few months before my avatar, and almost a year ago to the shot in the first post.